Kids 15 and under
fish free every day. So
do anglers born before 1927 and active-duty military on furlough or leave who are
Wisconsin residents.
Resident general fishing.
| Type | $ |
|---|
| Fishing, Junior (16 & 17 years old) | 7.00 |
| Fishing, Senior Citizen (65 years & older) | 7.00 |
| Fishing, Spousal | 31.00 |
| Inland Trout Stamp | 10.00 |
A resident annual license is $20; a nonresident is $50; so the one-day license is a good entry-level license that lets you do everything but fish for the premium species like trout and salmon (an additional stamp is needed to fish for these species).
Is registration still required? Yes. Registration is not an option! You must register your deer by 5 p.m. the day after harvest.
Locate the Licenses section and select Current Licenses. Product Catalog. Select the item(s) you wish to print individually by selecting the buttons on the right, or select the “Print All” option at the bottom.
Hunting license & habitat fee $63.25 - $125 $152 - - Gun Deer License $300 $150 - - $165 $160 Muzzleloader Deer License $300 $150 - - $165 $0 Archer Deer License $410 $150 - - $165 $160 Cross Bow Deer License $0 $150 - - - $160 Antlerless/bonus Deer Tags $25 $24 $228 - $80 $20 1 Deer Tag (either sex) - - - $20 - - Deer
Provide proof of Wisconsin residency if you are 18 years of age or older. Provide your Social Security number (you can fulfill your proof of identity requirement by presenting your Social Security card). Pass the appropriate knowledge, sign and vision tests. Pay the appropriate driver licensing fees.
The easiest way to purchase your fishing license is to buy one online from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Alternatively, you can purchase a license through a local fishing license agent.
A basic first-time buyer license is $5. After that, it's $20 a year. A discount for spouses is also available for $31. One-day fishing licenses are available for people to try fishing in Wisconsin for $10.
RESIDENT LICENSES
| Type | $ |
|---|
| Conservation Patron (more information) | 165.00 |
| Conservation Patron Junior (12-17 years old) (more information) | 75.00 |
| Purple Heart Conservation Patron (more information) | 10.00 |
| Sports (Fishing, Small Game, & Deer Gun Hunting) | 60.00 |
To replace a lost, destroyed, or damaged Hunter Education Safety Certificate, go to wi.gov/lookupaccount.
You can obtain a DNR Customer ID Number:by calling DNR customer service from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. at 1-888-936-7463. by visiting a DNR service center during their regular scheduled hours.
Generally, preference points may not be transferred. You may transfer a Class A bear license to a youth (ages 10-17), a person with disabilities, active duty military or Purple Heart recipients.
You must
apply for a
bear license or preference point at least once every three years to avoid losing your accumulated preference points.
Check your preference points
- contact the DNR Call Center 1-888-936-7463;
- visit the online licensing center; or.
- contact your local DNR Service Center.
In Wisconsin, that means after April 14th - - not earlier, and you can't bait from the day after the previous bear season closes until April 14.
Hunters registered 3,679 bears in the 2019 Wisconsin season, according to the DNR, on par with 2018 but the lowest in a decade that included a state-record bear kill of 5,133 in 2010.
Wisconsin's bear population was estimated to be about 9,000 bears in 1989. The most recent data indicates the bear population is currently estimated to be a little over 24,000 bears. DNR manages bear population size through regulated hunting.
In Zone C, the hunting season runs from Sept. 9 through Oct. 13 with all legal methods not using dogs. In Zone A, as well as northern zones B to the east and D to the west, the season is broken down into three segments.
Bear hunting is the act of hunting bears. Bears have been hunted since prehistoric times for their meat and fur. In addition to being a source of food, in modern times they have been favoured by big game hunters due to their size and ferocity. Bears are large mammals in the order Carnivora.
Wisconsin requires hunters to obtain a bear harvest permit to kill a bear. Permits are distributed through a preference point system. Each permit allows the taking of one adult bear not accompanied by a cub or cubs in the chosen zone. Wisconsin has one of the largest bear populations in the nation.
Alberta offers a spring season for black bear that starts in April and runs through June. Some Wildlife Management Units in the southern portions of the province have shorter seasons. There are also fall black bear seasons—an opportunity to harvest a bear while hunting other big game.
It is unlawful to hunt wildlife on Sundays.
Owning private property does not mean an individual is allowed to hunt on their property without a license. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, a landowner is required to have a license to hunt deer, bear, turkey, and game birds or to trap muskrat, mink or bobcat.
A variety of small mammals, native to Wisconsin, can be hunted. Gray and Fox squirrel, Cottontail rabbit and Jackrabbit, Red and Gray fox, Raccoon, snowshoe hare and coyote have various seasons throughout the year.
Wisconsin Animals
- Eastern Cottontail Rabbits.
- Eastern Prairie Moles.
- Gray Squirrel.
- Ground Hogs.
- Pine Marten.
- Raccoons.
- Red Fox.
- River Otters.
Can a non-resident hunt coyotes in Wisconsin? Yes, Residents are required to have a small game hunting license and non-residents are required to have a furbearer license.
State parks and forests will be open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week. Hunting and fishing will be allowed on all open properties in accordance with legal season structure and hours.
Anyone born on or after January 1, 1973, is required to possess a hunter safety certificate OR a bowhunting education certificate in order to bowhunt in Wisconsin.
Non-residents pay $165 for a Wisconsin deer license, or 6.9 times more than the resident fee, $24.
License fees in Wisconsin are as follows.
- Junior Crossbow - Resident: $20, Non-Resident: $77.
- Junior Gun deer license - Resident: $20, Non-Resident: $36.
- Mentored Gun Deer, Archer or Crossbow: $7.
- Archery License - Resident: $24, Non-Resident: $160.
- Crossbow License - Resident: $24, Non-Resident: $160.
